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Folk Stories from Southern Nigeria, West Africa

by: Elphinstone Dayrell

Publication date: 2020-01-23

Usage: Public Domain Mark 1.0

Topics: librivox, audiobooks, animals, fairy tales, folk tales, africa, nigeria

Language: English

Item Size: 778.4M

LibriVox recording of Folk Stories from Southern Nigeria, West Africa by Elphinstone Dayrell .
Read in English by Farnood; PhyllisV; Stefan Von Blon; Anita Sloma-Martinez; ceekay; Kathrine Engan; JT; Paul Brian Stewart; John; Elizabeth Jenkins; Jordan Cline; Tim van der Scheer; Mary Frances; Nan Dodge
A collection of folk stories and fairy tales from Southern Nigeria gathered by Elphinstone Dayrell, deputy commissioner of the region when the book was published. - Summary by Elsie Selwyn
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Addeddate: 2020-01-23 01:49:13

Call number: 14152

External-identifier: urn:storj:bucket:jvrrslrv7u4ubxymktudgzt3hnpq:folk_stories_nigeria_2001_librivox

Identifier: folk_stories_nigeria_2001_librivox

Ocr: ABBYY FineReader 11.0 (Extended OCR)

Ocr_converted: abbyy-to-hocr 1.1.11

Ocr_module_version: 0.0.14

Ppi: 600

Run time: 4:45:39

Year: 2020

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17.9M

00 - Introduction

10.3M

01 - The Tortoise with a Pretty Daughter

8.8M

02 - How a Hunter Obtained Money from His Friends the Leopard, Goat, Bush Cat, and Cock, and How He Got Out of Repaying Them

16.5M

03 - The Woman with Two Skins

16.2M

04 - The King’s Magic Drum

7.3M

05 - Ituen and the King’s Wife

5.7M

06 - Of the Pretty Stranger Who Killed the King

3.1M

07 - Why the Bat Flies by Night

7.0M

08 - The Disobedient Daughter Who Married a Skull

7.9M

09 - The King Who Married the Cock’s Daughter

6.3M

10 - Concerning the Woman, the Ape, and the Child

2.4M

11 - The Fish and the Leopard’s Wife; or, Why the Fish Lives in the Water

6.5M

12 - Why the Bat is Ashamed to be Seen in the Daytime

2.5M

13 - Why the Worms Live Underneath the Ground

5.2M

14 - The Elephant and the Tortoise; or, Why the Worms are Blind and the Elephant Has Small Eyes

3.2M

15 - Why A Hawk Kills Chickens

2.5M

16 - Why the Sun and the Moon Live in the Sky

2.0M

17 - Why the Flies Bother the Cows

1.9M

18 - Why the Cat Kills Rats

2.1M

19 - The Story of the Lightning and the Thunder

5.1M

20 - Why the Bush Cow and the Elephant Are Bad Friends

4.3M

21 - The Cock Who Caused A Fight Between Two Towns

3.2M

22 - The Affair of the Hippopotamus and the Tortoise; or, Why the Hippopotamus Lives in the Water

2.6M

23 - Why Dead People Are Buried

3.9M

24 - Of the Fat Woman Who Melted Away

7.2M

25 - Concerning the Leopard, the Squirrel, and the Tortoise

2.6M

26 - Why the Moon Waxes and Wanes

6.9M

27 - The Story of the Leopard, the Tortoise, and the Bush Rat

7.3M

28 - The King and the Ju Ju Tree

3.6M

29 - How the Tortoise Overcame the Elephant and the Hippopotamus

11.5M

30 - Of the Pretty Girl and the Seven Jealous Women

4.6M

31 - How the Cannibals Drove the People from Insofan Mountain to the Cross River (Ikom)

3.5M

32 - The Lucky Fisherman

7.6M

33 - The Orphan Boy and the Magic Stone

10.2M

34 - The Slave Girl Who Tried to Kill Her Mistress

3.2M

35 - The King and the ‘Nsiat Bird

11.5M

36 - Concerning the Fate of Essido and His Evil Companions

4.1M

37 - Concerning the Hawk and the Owl

12.9M

38 - The Story of the Drummer and the Alligators

4.4M

39 - The ‘Nsasak Bird and the Odudu Bird

6.3M

40 - The Election of the King Bird (The Black-and-White Fishing Eagle)

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9.0M

00 - Introduction

5.1M

01 - The Tortoise with a Pretty Daughter

4.4M

02 - How a Hunter Obtained Money from His Friends the Leopard, Goat, Bush Cat, and Cock, and How He Got Out of Repaying Them

8.2M

03 - The Woman with Two Skins

8.1M

04 - The King’s Magic Drum

3.7M

05 - Ituen and the King’s Wife

2.9M

06 - Of the Pretty Stranger Who Killed the King

1.6M

07 - Why the Bat Flies by Night

3.5M

08 - The Disobedient Daughter Who Married a Skull

3.9M

09 - The King Who Married the Cock’s Daughter

3.1M

10 - Concerning the Woman, the Ape, and the Child

1.2M

11 - The Fish and the Leopard’s Wife; or, Why the Fish Lives in the Water

3.2M

12 - Why the Bat is Ashamed to be Seen in the Daytime

1.3M

13 - Why the Worms Live Underneath the Ground

2.6M

14 - The Elephant and the Tortoise; or, Why the Worms are Blind and the Elephant Has Small Eyes

1.6M

15 - Why A Hawk Kills Chickens

1.3M

16 - Why the Sun and the Moon Live in the Sky

1.0M

17 - Why the Flies Bother the Cows

991.8K

18 - Why the Cat Kills Rats

1.1M

19 - The Story of the Lightning and the Thunder

2.6M

20 - Why the Bush Cow and the Elephant Are Bad Friends

2.2M

21 - The Cock Who Caused A Fight Between Two Towns

1.6M

22 - The Affair of the Hippopotamus and the Tortoise; or, Why the Hippopotamus Lives in the Water

1.3M

23 - Why Dead People Are Buried

2.0M

24 - Of the Fat Woman Who Melted Away

3.6M

25 - Concerning the Leopard, the Squirrel, and the Tortoise

1.3M

26 - Why the Moon Waxes and Wanes

3.4M

27 - The Story of the Leopard, the Tortoise, and the Bush Rat

3.7M

28 - The King and the Ju Ju Tree

1.8M

29 - How the Tortoise Overcame the Elephant and the Hippopotamus

5.7M

30 - Of the Pretty Girl and the Seven Jealous Women

2.3M

31 - How the Cannibals Drove the People from Insofan Mountain to the Cross River (Ikom)

1.7M

32 - The Lucky Fisherman

3.8M

33 - The Orphan Boy and the Magic Stone

5.1M

34 - The Slave Girl Who Tried to Kill Her Mistress

1.6M

35 - The King and the ‘Nsiat Bird

5.8M

36 - Concerning the Fate of Essido and His Evil Companions

2.0M

37 - Concerning the Hawk and the Owl

6.4M

38 - The Story of the Drummer and the Alligators

2.2M

39 - The ‘Nsasak Bird and the Odudu Bird

3.1M

40 - The Election of the King Bird (The Black-and-White Fishing Eagle)

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15.2M

00 - Introduction

9.4M

01 - The Tortoise with a Pretty Daughter

8.1M

02 - How a Hunter Obtained Money from His Friends the Leopard, Goat, Bush Cat, and Cock, and How He Got Out of Repaying Them

15.2M

03 - The Woman with Two Skins

14.8M

04 - The King’s Magic Drum

6.7M

05 - Ituen and the King’s Wife

5.2M

06 - Of the Pretty Stranger Who Killed the King

2.9M

07 - Why the Bat Flies by Night

6.4M

08 - The Disobedient Daughter Who Married a Skull

7.3M

09 - The King Who Married the Cock’s Daughter

5.8M

10 - Concerning the Woman, the Ape, and the Child

2.0M

11 - The Fish and the Leopard’s Wife; or, Why the Fish Lives in the Water

6.1M

12 - Why the Bat is Ashamed to be Seen in the Daytime

2.4M

13 - Why the Worms Live Underneath the Ground

4.8M

14 - The Elephant and the Tortoise; or, Why the Worms are Blind and the Elephant Has Small Eyes

2.9M

15 - Why A Hawk Kills Chickens

2.0M

16 - Why the Sun and the Moon Live in the Sky

1.6M

17 - Why the Flies Bother the Cows

1.7M

18 - Why the Cat Kills Rats

1.9M

19 - The Story of the Lightning and the Thunder

4.8M

20 - Why the Bush Cow and the Elephant Are Bad Friends

4.4M

21 - The Cock Who Caused A Fight Between Two Towns

3.2M

22 - The Affair of the Hippopotamus and the Tortoise; or, Why the Hippopotamus Lives in the Water

2.5M

23 - Why Dead People Are Buried

3.8M

24 - Of the Fat Woman Who Melted Away

7.0M

25 - Concerning the Leopard, the Squirrel, and the Tortoise

2.5M

26 - Why the Moon Waxes and Wanes

6.6M

27 - The Story of the Leopard, the Tortoise, and the Bush Rat

6.9M

28 - The King and the Ju Ju Tree

3.4M

29 - How the Tortoise Overcame the Elephant and the Hippopotamus

10.8M

30 - Of the Pretty Girl and the Seven Jealous Women

4.7M

31 - How the Cannibals Drove the People from Insofan Mountain to the Cross River (Ikom)

3.3M

32 - The Lucky Fisherman

6.9M

33 - The Orphan Boy and the Magic Stone

9.8M

34 - The Slave Girl Who Tried to Kill Her Mistress

2.9M

35 - The King and the ‘Nsiat Bird

12.0M

36 - Concerning the Fate of Essido and His Evil Companions

3.6M

37 - Concerning the Hawk and the Owl

12.0M

38 - The Story of the Drummer and the Alligators

3.8M

39 - The ‘Nsasak Bird and the Odudu Bird

5.5M

40 - The Election of the King Bird (The Black-and-White Fishing Eagle)

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